The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-16
Constitutional Celebration.
Tho Last Centennial Of Events OF
Revolutionary Times.
Mnllon and Q Half OF People Join
In the Ceremonies.
Grand Significance Of the Monster
Civic Demonstration.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 15.-
The last centennial Of the events OF
revolutionary times began this morn.
Ing. II there is one thing more than
another for which the million aud q
half OF people who are temporary res.
idents Of this city Of centennials are
thankful, It was the weather. With q
clear sky, obscured here and there
only by thin, Aeecy clouds, the day
gave promise Of being everything
that could be wished, and Q heavy
load was lifted from the hearts OF
many who have been for months look.
ing forward to the day when the great
cot epoch In the history Of
the last century should be
celebrated. Philadelphia and her
hundreds Of thousands Of guests ap.
pesred on the streets early this morn
ing in their holiday garb, light.hesrted
and all bent toward the single object
Of making the celebration a fitting
one. All day yesterday and last night
visitors, including distinguished
guests, military and fremen, arrived
by every possible conveyance, and the
dozen railroad depots were taxed TO
the utmost In accommodates the
throng which had focked to.the
"cRADLK OF LIBERTY"
to bear witness by their presencs Of
their love and veneration for the his.
toric document which gave them lib
erty and freedom, and made this "a
government Of the people, by the peo.
pie, and for the people"
All the hotels were filled 10 over.
flowing by yesterday morning, and
every inch Of surplus spacs had been
filed with cots and other means Of
temporary rest, 30 that many OF the
strangers had 10 resort TO the "Bureau
Of ofIuiormation," }" which was eslsb. ished
during the early days OF the consti.
tutional centennial boom, and which
has performed an important mission
uihto htn lhtbBtlohs ~ 10 thl0 VI say
that there are at least 100000 visitors
visitors from a distance, In addition TO
the thousands from adjacent counties
OF Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware and Maryland, and hardly q
Stats or Territory remains unrepre-
senttd in the three days festival. rhe
streets today presented q, appearance
that was
L9vELY IN THE KxrRSHE.
In all directions, as far % the eye
could reach, II was one mass OF bunt.
Ing and decorations. Many Of the
newspaper Offices and public buildings
made a lavish display, the decorators
having worked early and late 10 com.
plete their work In time. At day.
break this morning they were still al
work, putting on tbs Flushing touches
which have been delayed more or less
by the inclement weather. Every ar
rangement has been made by those In
charge. and the day was one OF the
most eventual ones In the history OF
the civilized world.
TIE monster civic and industrial
pagt ant started fon Bfoad and DAu.
phin stfecs Bhotlv siief 10 o'clock
and msIcte1 10 Bold ard Moore
streets, q distance OF nearly Eve miles,
and then countermarched 20 the start
Ing point, passing through one contin-
uous liz G OF observation stands gaily
decorated with flags Of all nations.
North Broad street was Ao crowded a.
10 be almost impassable a. early as Z
o'clock, and the grea, crowds
BLccKKD THEMSELVES TOGETHER
In the street,, no sithstauding the ei.
forts Of the police 10 keep thB latter
clear. On North Brosd street there
was fcArcely house, public or pri.
ysts, that was not covered with hunt
Ing, or In other ways suitably dpcorat-
ed. The decora'ors stiyed for novel
effects, and In this they were highly
successful. Some houses vors almost
covered with heroic statues OF Colum-
bia, surrounded by h,gs Of all nations,
while other fronts we're completely
concealed with bunting. The
Odd Fellows hall exhibited a ban.
ner annouucirR that place as the
spot where Franklir drew lightning
from the clouds 10 l752," and at other
points buats OF Washington were
mounted In front OF the houses aud
proiusely decorated. Nearly all the
side streets lesdinR into North Broad
were Toped % aud were filed with
trucks, on which hinge tiers Of seas
were erected and rapidly sold.
THE THREE TRIuNPaAL ARcHRs.
Amid the gay holds " attire OF the
streets, there was nothing more con-
spiouous and artistic than the three
trinmnhal nIchaa that anan nrnah and